Weekend

Doesn't the weekend go quickly! We had a couple more viewings on Saturday and while the first couple were here I was at the vets with Tom. He had an abscess underneath his paw which had to be lanced. Fortunately, since then he's been a lot happier and is able to walk on the paw again.

I also finally got round to making a bag for Claire to use for college. She didn't want anything fancy, just a bag she can put over her shoulder which is big enough to take her files, lunch, etc. Hopefully this bag will be strong enough to last her through to the end of term.

Jon and Emily have been taking the dogs out for a walk each afternoon. The dogs are getting better at walking on their leads and look forward to the outing. Today we decided to take them for a longer walk but Wallace didn't enjoy that one so much - he definitely needs to get fitter. These photos were taken earlier in the week as Emily and Jon returned back from a walk

Emily and Wallace

Jon and Cloud

Today Louise popped round after dropping Max & Faith and their friends, Chloe & Lauren, at McDonalds and they walked to our house when they'd finished. Claire had found Twister and suggested they have a game. There was much laughter and I couldn't resist taking a few photos. You will note that neither Louise or I took part in the game itself ;o)

Group photo L - R: Emily, Claire, Chloe, Max, Faith & Lauren

I know I keep saying I will try and blog more often but at this stage I will blog when I get a chance.

Take care

xx

Family BBQ

Iain, Louise, Max and Faith moved to East Grinstead last week and they invited the family to their house today for a bbq. We got there just as Kay, Theresa, Will and Tyler were arriving and Mum and Dad had already arrived.

We were lucky that the afternoon, though overcast, was warm enough to sit outside and as is to be expected, Tyler was centre of attention a lot of the time. He is growing up so quickly and is already 3,5 months old. First to get a hold was Mum/Great Grandma

I think it was my turn next (no photos) but it wasn't long before Hugh had a turn as well. Sarah (Hugh's girlfriend) was happy to watch and play with Tyler from next to Hugh.

Emily also had her turn at holding her little cousin
When I see how little Tyler is, it makes me realise how grown up our children are getting. I can still clearly remember each of them at Tyler's age and it doesn't seem that long ago!!

There will be more photos from the bbq on the family web page next weekend.

Have a good evening
xx

I feel old!

Yesterday was our day to vote in the local Elections - it was also the first time that Hugh could come with us to vote!! How did I become old enough to have a son old enough to vote????

Hugh decided that if I was going to be so embarrassing and take a photo of him outside the Polling Station that Jon would have to be in the photo as well! LOL!!! So, here they are with their voting cards waiting for me to finish taking the photo so that we could all go in and vote. Another milestone reached!

Moves

This week has been an emotional one as we made the decision to put our house on the market and downsize. The children were upset to begin with but having spoken to them I think they understand our reasons for doing this and have accepted that it is what will happen. We now start the round of viewers coming in to see the house and eventually we will have to go out and view other houses. At this stage we don't know if we will go straight into buying again or whether we will rent for 6 months to give ourselves more time to see what's available. After the first viewing today it's brought back what it's like to show people round your home and I, for one, will be glad when the house is sold and we can move forward. Whatever happens, it will be the start of a new chapter in our lives. Iain and Louise have also moved into East Grinstead now and are renting a house near Mum and Dad. Faith will no longer be staying with us and the house will no doubt seem a little emptier without her as she has been with us for 4 months. At least the family is now in the same town which makes it easier for visiting. Another new start! I will try and write more regularly and keep you posted on how things are going. Take care xx